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The county council was abolished in 1996 and Torfaen became a principal area with county borough status, with the council taking over the functions previously performed by the county council. [5] Borough status allows Torfaen to give the chair of the council the title of mayor. However, the council discontinued the role of mayor in 2018.
A 2022 election to Torfaen County Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections. Welsh Labour held the council with a majority, gaining two more seats. Results
Torfaen was reconstituted in 1996 as a county borough, taking over the county-level functions from the abolished Gwent County Council. The area is now governed by Torfaen County Borough Council, which is a principal council. [6] Torfaen has its own museum Torfaen Museum, in Pontypool Park, Pontypool.
As part of the 2017 local elections in Wales on 4 May 2017, the 40 seats of Torfaen County Borough Council were up for election. [1] There were 113 candidates. [2] The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. [3]
The 2012 Torfaen County Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Torfaen County Borough Council in Wales. [1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections .
Upper Cwmbran (Welsh: Cwmbrân Uchaf ⓘ) is a suburb of Cwmbran, Torfaen in Wales. It lies in between the suburbs of Pontnewydd and Thornhill. It is a community and electoral ward of Torfaen County Borough Council.
The former Gwent County Hall was located in Croesyceiliog. [3] Until 2012 it provided the main administrative base for Monmouthshire County Council (even though it was outside that administrative area) and Gwent Police, and some offices for Torfaen County Borough Council.
Shown in Torfaen Pontypool Town Hall ( Welsh : Neuadd y Dref Pont-y-pŵl ) is a municipal structure in Hanbury Road, Pontypool , Wales. The town hall, which forms the original part of a civic centre that now serves as the headquarters of Torfaen County Borough Council , is a Grade II listed building .